Resumen de Desarrollos recientes para la monitorización de biogás en vertederos de R.S.U.

Robert C. Weeks, Juan Martínez Carrillo

• This article describes the type of gas generated in landfill sites or rubbish tips as a result of decomposition of biodegradable materials, its composition, how it migrates, why it is so dangerous, and the troubles which this gas can cause, the ways in which we can detect it and the instruments available for this purpose.